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Work 4 Peace,Hold All Life Sacred,Eliminate Violence! This is my often neglected blog mostly about my travels across country in my mobile billboard truck as I attempt to engage in dialogue with people in hopes to wake us up and inspire action to change our country and communities and selves. And it is froth with my opinions, insights, analyses toward that end of holding all life sacred, dismantling the empire and eliminating violence while creating the society and life we want

Friday, June 05, 2009

Why I banner!

I banner:

For the people who, sighting hot pink, begin honking before we even get our banners unfurled.

For the passengers who are pulling out their cell phones, rapidly punching in numbers as they take a swing at the driver to slow down

For the drivers who hold their cell phones out the window, nodding, smiling, a promise floating up to us

For the hundreds and more of cars who slow down, honking, smiling, waving, throwing their fists in the air, yelling “RIGHT ON”, giving the peace symbol.

For the truckers who blow their special horns, amplifying the support 10 fold

For the thin white man who lays down his bike and picks up a side of the banner to hold while flashing the peace symbol with his other hand.

For the six or so white males, mostly driving pick-up trucks, who give us the finger as we remind them their view is not necessarily the dominant one

For the man in the white long-sleeved shirt and black dress pants who walks up on the bridge to let us know he was the one who was honking. He points to our banners and says “This is about my country”. He is from Afghanistan. “My country, my people are being attacked.” he moans, “Why?” He continues: “It is the womens who suffer the most, who are being hurt, killed, tortured, it is the womens.”

And for the people who, sighting the hot pink banners we are rolling up and putting away, honk for hot pink

For I think if just one of these people call their senator, Boxer, Feinstein or Pelosi, it’ll be one more call made that we didn’t have before I banner!

About Me

i'm now a 66 yr old (still with a golden age pass to get into national parks FREE) jewish lesbian anti-racist mother - and grandmother - striving radical womonist/feminist; daughter & granddaughter of survivors of the holocaust, mother of a young amazon healer & amazing human being, lover of wimmin & student of conscious living............even tho i am the one actually driving the truck, i could not even head out from home if it were not for the support of many, many, many wimmin (and several men as well). i am now working on trying to publish my book "But What Can I Do? A Handbook for change: myself, my community, my country. I still continue to offer Racism Awareness workshops geared for White people, NO DRONES workshops, and any other that is needed. if you want to help support this journey, please click the "Make a Donation" link below- it's secure!